I want it now. Apparently.

I've learned something about myself over the last few days.

And that is that same-day digital is a very good way to (theoretically) separate me from my money.

I say "theoretically" because, well, not too many comics are same-day digital. I went online looking, thinking I'd give Captain America and Bucky a look (you know, and then buy the trade as planned whenever it comes out). Maybe the newer Avengers stuff too. But it's not there. So I didn't.

Here is something else I've learned about myself. I am not willing to wait a month for a 1/3 reduction in cost. I know this because I've paid full price for DC Digital despite knowing the price would drop from $2.99 to $1.99 in really-not-all-that-long-in-the-grand-scheme-of-things.

Hear that, marketing folks? And this is someone who is mainly a trade-waiter these days. Immediate gratification trumps all.

Where do I go to figure this stuff out?

Now I will freely admit that I've only read two of DC's "New 52" so far and they've both been Red Hood and the Outlaws. Because I am shameless and I like all three characters, and I'm curious. Otherwise, waiting for the trade. And, you know, sneaking a peek at spoilers and reviews here and there.

But I have a few questions anyway.

Did Kyle Rayner still used to go out with Donna Troy?

Did Starfire still spend all that time hanging out with Animal Man and his family?

How about the events of Countdown? In? Out?

How about Catwoman's baby?

Roy in RHatO is definitely different; I'm wondering whether there are plans down the road to bring back Lian in order to redo that whole "fatherhood turns Roy into a better man" thing.

One thing that makes me sad is the whole "Earth folks don't trust aliens" thing. Because that was actually one thing I enjoyed about the DC universe--that the people were kind of open to that sort of thing.

My first foray into e-comics

So now I've tried out DC's electronic comic books.

It was issue 1 of Red Hood and the Outlaws.

Don't judge me.

I'll probably get the next one, since I like all the characters well enough to give the title a while for the rough edges to smooth out.

But mainly I'm here to talk about the format.

Yes, it's hard to get used to. I'm using an oldish Acer Aspire running Windows 7, and I keep my screen resolution at 1366 X 768. If my screen were a little taller I might find it a bit easier to read without mad scrolling skills, but I can increase image size, and that is a big plus. These days I am having a harder time reading even a regular old on-paper comic book if the text is, say, red on black. I've taken to getting some of my trades as hardbacks because they tend to be a bit bigger and that can make a difference. Now, I don't know that my eyes are going to get worse to the point where even that won't help. But if they do, the electronic comics will be a real eyesaver.

Yes, I know that the aging comic fan with fading eyesight isn't the primary audience for electronic comics. But I'll tell you right now that it is something that will make it possible for us old folks to read comics for much, much longer.